Hours after President Bola Tinubu’s live broadcast on Sunday, August 4, the protesters in Edo State suspended their demonstration out of respect for the president.

The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, at the popular Ring Road in Benin and its environs, was halted following the president’s broadcast at 7 a.m.

Following the broadcast, protesters promptly removed the podium at Ring Road, near the palace of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II.

The barricades blocking major roads leading to the busy Ring Road were also quickly cleared, allowing for the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Policemen remained on standby to ensure law and order were maintained.

However, as of 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, barricades were still seen in front of Mat-Ice Fast-food Plaza on Ekenwan Road, near the second campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), where protesting youths were confronting fully-armed policemen, blocking the road.

Matthew Ojeikere, one of the protest leaders at Ring Road, urged President Tinubu to fulfill the promises made during his national broadcast.

Ojeikere said: “President Tinubu should be a complete gentleman, by fulfilling the promises that he made in this morning’s national broadcast, for the youths not to continue with the violent nationwide protest on October 1, 2024, as they earlier indicated.

“Nigerians should not be taken for granted, because most people are very hungry. If nothing tangible is done by the Federal Government, between now and October 1, 2024, the protest between August 1 and 3, 2024 would be a child’s play, compared with the one that would take place from October 1 this year.”

The leader of the protesters also stated that the protesting Nigerians were not asking for the impossible things, but for them to enjoy good governance and the prevailing suffering to end, while they would continue to support democracy and contribute their quota to move the nation forward.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/protesters-heed-tinubus-appeal-suspend-nationwide-protest-in-edo/#google_vignette

If this protest was successfully carried out nationwide without the SE,thesame,bitter,envious and hateful people that wanted them to protest would have still dragged SE and termed them enemies of the Nigeria.

Edo is Christian state and majority of the people have gone to church. Wait till evening or tomorrow .

Are you sure it wasn't because people went to church?

The truth is that Tinubu had no clear template or plan, he just wanted to be the president.
'Emilokan' it's my turn
Na turn by turn shaa... Make me sef dey wait, my turn go soon reach.

this Tinubu sef, is this not his newspaper cooking stories for his image as usual.

Dem don start their useless propagandas.

Arewa youth pull out from protest.
Non indigenes in lagos diassociate from protest
National association of barbers flee from protest.
Young akure youths pull out
Ex-bandits disassociate from protest.
Nans pulls out from protest.

The end result na cofin dem carry tinubu inside.

If tinubu and his gang should invest a quater of the effort used to push propagandas into solving basic things of the citizens, there will be no succesful protest.
Tinubu is a failed failure.

Edo people don wise up.

Na Tinubu wey dey show them the way, while Peter Obi dey busy dey play with his shadow.

No need for any protest when we get better leadership.

The only thing wey Obi sabi na to dey confuse people with his empty promises.

Impressive.

No mind then

So they just stop because the president spoke? How easy it is to manipulate these protesters!

One minute they’re ready to make noise, the next they’re playing nice. If only they put as much energy into holding leaders accountable as they do into following empty promises. Just sad!

The only people who have respect for tinubu are those his supporters after their stomach.
tinubu surprise many people who thought buhari was the only disaster

Criminal media House

It's ironic how quickly they fold when the call comes from the top. One minute they're shouting for change, the next they're sitting quietly, like puppets on a string. This just shows how easily some can be swayed by a few empty promises.

Massiveglory:
Dem don start their useless propagandas.

Arewa youth pull out from protest.
Non indigenes in lagos diassociate from protest
National association of barbers flee from protest.
Young akure youths pull out
Ex-bandits disassociate from protest.
Nans pulls out from protest.

The end result na cofin dem carry tinubu inside.

If tinubu and his gang should invest a quater of the effort used to push propagandas into solving basic things of the citizens, there will be no succesful protest.
Tinubu is a failed failure.

Comrade You really understand the drift

Propaga to weaken the protest. It'll not work.

Massiveglory:
Dem don start their useless propagandas.

Arewa youth pull out from protest.
Non indigenes in lagos diassociate from protest
National association of barbers flee from protest.
Young akure youths pull out
Ex-bandits disassociate from protest.
Nans pulls out from protest.

The end result na cofin dem carry tinubu inside.

If tinubu and his gang should invest a quater of the effort used to push propagandas into solving basic things of the citizens, there will be no succesful protest.
Tinubu is a failed failure.

Unfortunately hunger did not withdraw from the protest

COMRADES, suspension is not full stop

Good one from my Edo people. uwese! 🙏

The protest continues tomorrow until fuel returns to 200naira and exchange rate returns to 400naira.

Everybody don tire

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